Director: Michael Wadleigh

Producer: Bob Maurice

Keywords: Music Concert, Rock and Roll, Hippies

The three-day long music festival, held August 15-18 in 1969. Hugely important cultural artifact; originally received an X rating, an outright absurdity. Won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature; received additional nominations for Best Sound and Best Editing. Entered 1996 into the National Film Registry. A director's cut adds 40 minutes of additional music.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joan Baez	Singer/Songwriter	9-Jan-1941		Diamonds and Rust
Joe Cocker	Singer/Songwriter	20-May-1944	22-Dec-2014	Singer-slash-contortionist
Arlo Guthrie	Singer/Songwriter	10-Jul-1947		Alice's Restaurant
Richie Havens	Singer	21-Jan-1941	22-Apr-2013	Opening act at Woodstock
Jimi Hendrix	Guitarist	27-Nov-1942	18-Sep-1970	Purple Haze
Janis Joplin	Singer	19-Jan-1943	4-Oct-1970	Ball and Chain (Piece of My Heart)
John Sebastian	Singer/Songwriter	17-Mar-1944		Theme to Welcome Back, Kotter

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